Welcoming New Faculty to Family Medicine! The Group On New Faculty at STFM Rahmat Na’Allah, MD, MPH Michelle Roett, MD, MPH Keisa Bennett, MD, MPH Cheryl K. Seymour, MD

Objectives Become aware of the variety of unique challenges facing new faculty Identify specific resources already available to support new faculty in family medicine Reflect on issues specific to you or new faculty in your institution Collaborate to generate ideas of local, regional and national interventions

Seminar Outline Introductions Small Group -Challenges and Resources -Faculty Development Opportunities Large Group & Panel Discussion Creating an Educator Portfolio Navigating the Annual Meeting

Introductions Background –MD/DO vs. other (PhD, MS, MPH, etc) –Just out of residency vs. Career change Job Responsibilities –University vs. Community Based –GME only / UGME only or both –Career “Track” – clinical, teaching, tenure? –Research expectations Goals / Questions for this session

Small Group Discussion Ice breaker – An embarrassing moment… What challenges do you face as new faculty? What systems, resources or programs have made your life easier? Is there mentoring available? How do you find the right mentor(s)? How useful are they? What solutions have you found to your challenges?

Small Group Discussion What faculty development opportunities are you aware of? –Local / Regional / National Consider different platforms –Online, Conferences, Reference material What are you interested in learning more about?

Challenges Work-life balance Finding scholarly activity opportunities Finding guidance for new faculty recommended activities Keeping interests aligned with assigned tasks

Work / Life Balance Set strict boundaries Learn to say “NO” Take time for rest & recovery Do not let PERFECT be the enemy of GOOD Accept not having it ALL Be clear about priorities & rearrange daily

Resources Mentors Academic and Research conferences Faculty development fellowships or mini- fellowships Local PBRNs, AAFP chapters STFM website, fmdrl.org MedEdPortal.org

Mentoring Relationships Require… Institutional support – time, structure, buy-in Faculty development of mentor Respect for generational differences Intentionality Self-assessment & commitment on the part of the mentee

Mentoring Relationships “Your mentor is neither your parent nor your savior… “A mentor is someone who must be sought after and with whom a relationship must deliberately be forged. Mentoring relationships are sustained and grow only through meticulous effort…” Excellent review article about mentors written for junior faculty -----> FMDRL New Faculty J Palliat Med November; 13(11): 1373–1379. doi: /jpm /jpm

Faculty Development Consider pre-conference workshops on faculty development, e.g. New Scholars program STFM Emerging Leaders program Specific training e.g. MSE Director Fellowship, or NIPDD Fellowship AAMC Early Career Women Faculty

Research Opportunities Interdisciplinary collaboration Practice-based research network Research colleagues and mentors HRSA training grants RWJF / Graham Center / other fellowships Scholarly work grows out of daily life

What is an educator portfolio? A teaching portfolio is to teaching what publications and grants are to research. Not exhaustive compilation, but includes carefully chosen representative work

Why do I need an educator portfolio? “Evidentiary method” of documenting teaching experience “Documenting educational activities and providing associated evidence of excellence that can be judged by peers” “Documentation of excellence in teaching” “A systematic collection of information documenting expertise in an area, usually incorporating multiple sources of information collected over time to demonstrate excellence”

Barriers to applying for promotion Personal –Unfamiliarity with promotion guidelines –Not enough time devoted to developing portfolio –Insufficient data to complete portfolio, or disorganized information –The burden of proof is the faculty member’s Institutional –Relies on mentorship and institutional support and/or department champion –All promotion & tenure committee members may not value each teaching activity as “scholarship” worthy of promotion

Basic portfolio format Education Philosophy Curriculum Development Teaching Evaluations Learner Performance Assessment Advising Scholarly Activities Service Continuing Education (as an educator) Teaching Honors and Awards (most highly rated performance measure for promotion)

Questions / Comments

Navigating the Annual Meeting New Faculty Dine-Around –TONIGHT – McCormick & Schmick’s 6pm Interest Breakfast –Friday 7:15-8:15 AM – Table 17 Group on New Faculty Meetings –Friday (lunch provided) – Kent C –Saturday (lunch on own) – Laurel A/B

Navigating the Annual Meeting Friday 11:15 am Public speaking Giving feedback 3 pm Teaching techniques (3 different sessions) Saturday 11:15 am Survey design 1:45 pm Staying up to date Research / FPIN 3:30 Wellness Social media

Navigating the Annual Meeting Sunday 8 am Work-Life Balance How to make an effective poster

Wrap-Up Any further questions or comments? Come join us this week! Please complete the feedback forms. Join our group online at STFM Check out the STFM Resource Library Brochure & Reference List

Contact Information Michelle Roett Rahmat Na’Allah Keisa Bennett Cheryl Seymour